Damping-pad or the like.



vNo. 662,328. 4 Patented Nov. 2n, i900. E. w'EAvl-: L E. L. BADDELEY.

DAMPING PAD 0B THE LIKE.

(Application filed May 22, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNiTnD STATES EMILY WEAVER AND EDVARD LAWRENCE BADDELEY, OF SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND.

DAMPINGPAD OR THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,328, dated November 20, 1900.

a Application led May 22, 1899. Serial No.71'7,822. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, EMILY WEAVER and EDWARD LAWRENCE BADDELEY, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Southport, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Damping-Pads or the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in damping-pads or the like, such as liquid inking-pads, for use in oiices, banks, and coinmercial houses for damping stamps, envelops, and the like, the object of the invention being to construct a damping-pad which will remain moist a considerable length of time, even when in continuous use, as is the case in a post-office or public institution, where with damping-pads as heretofore constructed it has been necessary to renew the water-supply at very short intervals. Pads constructed according to this invention also afford great facilities for cleaning and recharging when necessary.

The invention consists of the combination of a sponge or flannel pad or roller held in a saucer or dish connected with a reservoir or vessel containing water.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal section through the pad and reservoir. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on line y y, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a plan with the pad-cover broken away. Fig. 4 is a view of the pad. Fig. 5 is a cross-section showing the roller modification referred to, and Fig. 6 is a plan of Fig. 5.

According to our invention, which is illustrated in connection with a damping-pad, we employ a reservoir or vessel a, connecting with a tray or dish b, in which latter is placed a pad-of felt, flannel, sponge, or other absorbent material c'. The water-space in the reservoir communicates with this tray in some suitable way, such as by apertures d, through which the reservoir can also be filled, though it may also be filled through a suitable opening closed by a plug, cap, or the like.

case shown there are two apertures d, one serving for filling and the other for the escape of air while the water is being run in.

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In the l sides of the tray b are straight for a short dis tance, as at e, and are then flared outwardly, as atf, to prevent the felt or the like from touching the sides all the way up. This pre vents the pad getting too wet, but serves to keep it in a suitable state of dampn ess. With straight sides touching the pad all the way the capillary attraction will cause the Water to be drawn fully up to the top surface of the felt with the effectof iiooding it, but the arrangement. described prevents this. The pad is readily removable for cleaning purposes. The dish may also be beveled directly from the bottom, the straight sides being dispensed with; but this arrangement is not so good as that described.

We prefer to provide the tray with a lid g, as shown, to keep the pad clean and prevent too much evaporation, and we may also provide the top or front of the reservoir with racks h for pens or the like or combine it with a calendar, inkstand, or other desk requisite.

In Figs. 5 and 6 we show an arrangement of roller c', covered with felt or absorbent substance c2 and revoluble by its spindle h in a slot t' in the flared portionf of the tray. The roller can thus be readily removed from the tray for cleaning.

What we claim is- In a damping device, the combination with a closed receptacle d of a tray b comm unicating therewith by apertures d d through one of which the reservoir may be lled with liquid while the other acts to allow the escape of air, an absorbent material in said tray having perpendicular sides, the front and side Walls e of said tray rising perpendicularly for a distance and then diverging outwardly in a plane angular to said perpendicular portion to prevent contact with the absorbent material so that an excess of liquid is not taken up thereby substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof we have hereunto set our h'ands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMILY WEAVER. EDWARD LAWRENCE BADDELEY.

Witnesses:

ROBERT AINscoUGH, W. I. C. BURROW. 

